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  • 5 Cities Benefiting From Mobile Apps

    March 30th at 9:26am / Mashable / 0 opinions

    The Digital Marketing Series is supported by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software,...

  • The Week In iPhone Apps: Augmented Everything

    July 18th at 12:00am / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    In a very special late night edition of your weekly iPhone apptacular: Apps that make things that are already good—FM radio, video games, shopping, spouses, the city you live in—a little bit better. Priceless Picks: Don't let the advertising-crap-app appearance of Priceless Picks turn you off—this free download, branded all over with Mastercard, is great. It combines loads of data collected from a number of sources, including user submissions and Amazon's Mechanical Turk army, to give wide-ranging...

  • The New Essential Apps November 2011

    November 30th at 11:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone 7. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: The end of the month is here, and that means it's time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who will be inducted? Sprd the Note: Share song with your friends directly from your iPhone....

  • 10 Must-Have Apps for Dog Owners

    March 14th at 7:06pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Your dog is your best, most loyal friend, and you want to make sure he's getting the best care he can get. As technology addresses real-life needs more and more each day, companies and non-profits are creating apps to make sure every Fido, Spot and Princess receives the attention he or she deserves. SEE ALSO: 8 High-Tech Accessories for Your Pet We've compiled 10 of the best apps for dogs in the gallery above.

  • Hands on with Chrome for iOS's new voice search

    June 4th at 4:22am / Macworld / 0 opinions

    With all the voice-related features offered by our mobile devices, it’s a wonder they haven’t yet developed multiple personalities. The latest entrant in the category is Google Chrome for iOS, which on Monday was updated with improved voice search....

  • Artsy App for iPhone Changes Game for Art Collectors

    September 21st at 1:45am / Mashable / 0 opinions

    While developers updated tried-and-true apps that let users listen to music, read and browse the Internet to coincide with the release of iOS 7, a brand new app from an established site helps users do something rather unusual on the iPhone -- buy art. Artsy, a website that features more than 50,000 works for users to browse and buy, launched its first app, which is designed for iOS 7, on Wednesday.

  • How to Make a Caesar Salad and 8 Other Super Specific Apps

    April 17th at 2:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Let's cut to the chase. While some apps have a lot of bells and whistles, there's something refreshing about those with a single, specific function.

  • Apple making sparse use of Swift in its own apps, engineer claims

    January 18th at 9:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinions

    In spite of Apple expressing a desire to switch its apps to Swift, just a handful of them are actually using the programming language so far, according to an engineer with Instagram.

  • 5 Translation Apps to Bridge Those Language Barriers

    July 16th at 12:41pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    Becoming one with the locals in any country can be difficult, especially if you are unaware of their customs, language and etiquette style. Why add piling data charges to...

  • Weekly App Store Picks: October 17, 2009

    October 17th at 11:04am / GigaOM / 0 opinions

    Welcome to the weekend, a time for rest, relaxation and, most importantly, downloading the latest releases from the App Store. As ever, I’ve selected four fresh picks for the iPhone for you to check out. This week’s picks are all about getting the most out of your …

  • Bing for iPad

    April 7th at 6:40pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    Bing for iPad is here, a destination for all your Bing search queries and a handful of other things, like maps, movie trailers, news, and more. So how does Microsoft's vision of a touchscreen future look? Pretty damn nice. Bing, Free, iPad. Bing has finally officially landed on the iPad, and instead of just serving up search, their app is a slick portal to all things Bing: search, natch, but also weather, news, maps, movies, trends and the like. And it looks great! Slick transitions make menus...

  • Infoteria Releases Document Manager for Mobile

    September 27th at 12:59pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Infoteria has launched its secure mobile document manager and presentation tool, Handbook, for iPad, iPhone and Android devices. Handbook allows users to bind together any combination of documents, spreadsheets, videos, photos, PDF files,…

  • 9 Great Apps and Gadgets to Help Your Garden Grow

    April 5th at 5:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    We weren't all born with green thumbs. For those of us that need a little help, technology can be our saving grace when it comes to gardening. Whether you've never picked up a shovel or have a blooming back yard, we've rounded up a collection of great apps and gadgets to help you grow a garden. Some apps serve as a digital catalog for your favorite flowers, while others recommend seeds and equipment for beginners.

  • The Best Free Apps in Apple's App Store Anniversary Fire Sale

    July 8th at 5:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    There have been plenty of App Store sales before, some of them quite extensive. But Apple's never offered discounts of this magnitude before. Some of the best—and most expensive—games and apps you can find on iOS are free today, presumably in honor of the App Store's five-year anniversary. Here are the ones you need to download first....

  • App Annie report: iOS customization apps gain popularity, as chat apps rake in the money

    November 20th at 5:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Android users are typically perceived to be more open to customizing their content, but it seems like iOS users have finally hopped onto the customization bandwagon as well — no doubt aided by the release of iOS 7, a bold overhaul that gave the iPhone an entirely new look....

  • How to spot birds, planes, and maybe even a superhero with your iPhone

    August 16th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinions

    There are things you can see and things you can’t see when you gaze up into the sky. With a little help from an app or two, you can identify all of them.

  • 20 free must-have apps for dog lovers

    August 30th at 3:25am / Mashable / 0 opinions

    This is the last dog app guide you'll ever need.

  • Two iPhone dictionary apps

    November 18th at 4:40pm / Macworld / 0 opinions

  • 10 Mobile Astronomy Apps for Stargazers

    June 22nd at 12:35am / Mashable / 0 opinions

    One of the best parts of summer is sitting outside on a warm night, glass of wine in hand (or bar of dark chocolate, whatever your pleasure), good company by your side and...

  • Wikipanion makes Wikipedia feel native

    October 27th at 8:18pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Wikipedia is known as the “World’s Encyclopedia”, but using it on a mobile device isn’t the best experience. The mobile version of Wikipedia, while attractive, doesn’t lend itself to wading…

  • Daily App Deals: Get Note & Share for iOS for 99¢ in Today’s App Deals

    April 23rd at 9:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinions

    The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Note & Share (iTunes) Previously $3.99, now 99¢. Note & Share for iOS lets you share text, including links, to any combination of services like Evernote, Twitter, email or SMS. It can also save and sync your notes as text files in Dropbox, and it's big in Japan. Get it for 99¢. (via Apps-aholic) iOS iOS

  • WWDC 2010 Apple Design Awards name best iPhone, iPad apps

    June 9th at 9:06am / AppleInsider / 0 opinions

    Apple this week announced the winners of its annual Design Awards at the Worldwide Developers Conference, highlighting some of the best applications written for iOS.

  • 8 Astronomy Apps for Stargazers

    May 16th at 2:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinions

    We found the best astronomy mobile apps for stargazers and space lovers, so you can tilt your head back and watch the universe tell its story.

  • The final frontier: 10 iOS apps for astronomers, stargazers and amateur space explorers

    August 20th at 5:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Space never ceases to amaze. Humanity has been trying to understand the Solar System and the wider universe for decades, and yet there’s still an awful lot of unanswered questions and mysteries just waiting to be solved....

  • Basket for iPhone: If Dribbble made an app for its influential design platform, it would look like this

    January 17th at 7:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinions

    Dribbble houses some of the best design work on the Web, period. I’ve whiled away countless nights exploring the ‘shots’ that its community have posted on the site, but there’s a problem. The team behind Dribbble is yet to build an official iOS or Android app....